Wanderlog is the better app overall, scoring 8.3 to 7.7. Wanderlog wins on 4 of the 5 scores, Hopper on 1.
Groups and couples planning detailed trips together
Travelers with flexible dates who want help timing flight bookings
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Wanderlog | Hopper |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Travel & Maps | Travel & Maps |
| Category rank | #5 of 8 | #8 of 8 |
| Developer | Wanderlog | Hopper |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web | ✓ | ✓ |
Strengths and weaknesses
Wanderlog
- Easy to plan together, like a shared doc for trips
- Map view makes daily routes easy to sanity-check
- Free plan covers most planning needs
- Offline access and route optimization need Pro
- Can feel cluttered on a small phone screen
Wanderlog is the best app for planning a trip with other people. You build day-by-day itineraries on a shared map, add places from guides and searches, track a budget and split costs, and pull in bookings from your email. The free version is genuinely useful. Pro adds offline access, route optimization and export to Google Maps. It's lighter on live, in-trip navigation.
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Hopper
- Price predictions help you time a booking
- Price Freeze buys time to decide
- Simple, friendly interface for browsing deals
- Paid add-ons quickly raise the real price
- Changes go through Hopper instead of the airline
Hopper tells you whether to book a flight now or wait, using price predictions, and lets you freeze a fare for a fee while you decide. It also sells hotels, rental cars and flexible add-ons like cancel for any reason. The predictions are handy, but the add-ons cost extra and booking through a middleman makes changes harder. Use it to watch prices, then compare before you buy.
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